W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting

W. D. (Walter Debenham) Sweeting
Walter Debenham Sweeting (1839–1913) was a British author, antiquarian, and clergyman known for his writings on English ecclesiastical architecture and local history. He served as a vicar in Peterborough and wrote extensively about the city's cathedral. His notable works include "Peterborough Cathedral: A General, Architectural, and Monastic History" and "The Cathedral Church of Ely." Sweeting's writings are valued for their detailed descriptions and historical insights into English religious architecture.

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CHAPTER I. THE HISTORY OF THE BUILDING. No mention has been found of Ely as a town before the time of the virgin queen S. Etheldreda. The district known as the Isle of Ely—which now includes the whole of the northern part of Cambridgeshire above the River Ouse, together with a few parishes east of that river that are in the county—is spoken of at the time of the marriage of the princess as if it... more...

CHAPTER I.HISTORY OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF S. PETER. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, Peterborough remained one of the most unchanged examples in the kingdom of the monastic borough. The place was called into existence by the monastery and was entirely dependent on it. The Abbot was supreme lord, and had his own gaol. He possessed great power over the whole hundred. And even after the See... more...